Oral infection with Toxoplasma gondii in susceptible C57BL/6 mice results in the morphologic, histologic and immunologic changes in the small intestine consistent with the human Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) of unknown etiology, Crohn's disease....

Toxoplasma gondii is a highly successful obligate intracellular parasite capable of infecting humans and poses a significant health threat to people with AIDS and who are immunosuppressed. Infection with T. gondii involves a highly complex...